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bimembral

bimembral adjective: having two members.

Adjective

bimembral (not comparable)

  1. Having two members.
    • This will be more easily apprehended, if we consider that all combination is bimembral; i. e. consists of two members, one of which is subordinated to the other by the intonation, and thus becomes compacted with it […]1858, Josiah Willard Gibbs, A Latin Analyst on Modern Philological Principles

Origin of bimembral

From Latin bis (“twice”) + membrum (“member”).

Questions about bimembral

What does bimembral mean?
Bimembral means having two members.
What part of speech is bimembral?
Bimembral is an adjective.

Words near bimembral in the dictionary

  1. bimedian
  2. bimedians
  3. bimekizumab
  4. Bimelerite
  5. Bimelerites
  6. bimembral
  7. bimensal
  8. bimensual
  9. bimental
  10. bimeromorphic
  11. bimesogenic

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